Following lat week’s controversial ruling of the supreme court on the leadership crisis in the opposition Labour Party (LP), the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, and its o ly elected governor, Peter Obi and Alex Otti respectively have convened a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party
The supreme court in its ruling last week, stated thst the leadership crisis in the party was an internal affair thst can oy be settled by the party, even as it refused to make a pronouncement on the authentic leadership of the party
The ruling has however deepen the LP crisis asboth the Julius Abure led faction faction and the Senator Neneadi Usman led Caretaker Committee thst is loyal to 9bi and Otti have claimed victory
The NEC meeting, according to a notice issued on Monday by the POMR spokesperson, Ibrahim Umar, is scheduled to hold in Abuja on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
A notice noted that the meeting will be followed concurrently by an interactive town hall engagement with major stakeholders and other organs of the party at Transcorp Hilton.
According to Umar, stakeholders listed to attend the meeting include the vice presidential candidate for the 2023 election, serving and former senators and senatorial candidates of the LP in the 2023 election, serving and former members of House of Representatives and LP House of Representatives candidates in 2023 election.
Others include all members of the National Caretaker Committee and NTC, all former governorship candidates who are still in the party, representatives of the NLC/TUC Political Commission, and all members of the former LP National Working Committee.
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